The Necessity of Teaching Sustainable Development Through
English Language Teaching
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Pub. Date
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December, 2017
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The IUP Journal of English Studies
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Article
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IJES81712
Author Name
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Zeeshan Ali
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English Studies
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Abstract
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) emphasizes the need for stimulating a holistic, integrated, and interdisciplinary approach to developing the knowledge and skills needed for a sustainable future as well as changes in values, behavior, and lifestyles. The United Nations (UN) Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) 2005-2014 states that “Universities must function as places of research and learning for sustainable development” (UNESCO 2005). While encouraging the universities to adopt sustainable practices, the department also sees curriculum development as an important aspect in higher education with the opportunity to create informed graduates who are knowledgeable about sustainability and can influence others. An effective English language curriculum will play an important role in promoting sustainability literacy among engineering undergraduates. It will not only raise awareness about sustainable development but also give them the skills to put sustainable development into practice globally and regionally. This paper shows how English language teaching, with a curriculum that has sustainability as a subject, can help in teaching sustainable development to engineering graduates.
Introduction
India has witnessed a massive increase in its population and economic wealth in the past three decades. It is legendary that India manages to feed the second largest population in the world while maintaining continuous, rapid national economic growth. These developments, however, have been achieved at a tremendous ecological cost. Against the background of such severe environmental damage, how should India’s educational system take measures to respond to the sustainable development crisis? How can language teachers prepare students to handle these sustainable development issues? What is the responsibility of teachers of English who are both knowledge conveyors and members of society? This paper aims to give an overview of how English language teaching will benefit the engineering graduates in learning about sustainable development for the welfare of the society.
Keywords
Journal of English Studies ,Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), The Findings, Teacher Training,
Lack of Government Support.
